June 19, 2018
The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over allegedly reckless opioid sales said Tuesday the federal government can participate in settlement discussions.
June 13, 2018
The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis set the stage Wednesday for an epic showdown over media access to secret data on painkiller sales — access that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says could have perilous repercussions.
June 12, 2018
A special master in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis on Monday shot down "clearly overbroad" drugmaker requests for detailed medical information about patients, while also warning plaintiffs attorneys that not producing the information could jeopardize their bellwether cases.
June 11, 2018
Drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies are launching counterattacks in multidistrict litigation over the devastating opioid crisis, according to newly filed documents that contain aggressive and wide-ranging assaults on bellwether suits in the historic MDL. Here, Law360 summarizes test cases filed by local governments and the drug companies’ attacks on them.
June 05, 2018
Native American tribes are on their way to having their own track within the ever-growing multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic in Ohio federal court, according to an order Monday from the federal judge overseeing the case.
June 04, 2018
An attorney representing Medicaid managed care groups on Friday asked the Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation to be added to the plaintiffs' executive committee, saying that the groups may well be the largest class of plaintiffs in the litigation but aren't adequately represented by the committee.
May 31, 2018
Attorneys representing "opioid babies" whose mothers used prescription narcotics told an Ohio federal court on Thursday that their clients need a special legal track in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic, to address their distinct medical costs.
May 18, 2018
Native American tribes appear to have a receptive ear in the Ohio federal judge heading up the king-sized multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic, but it remains to be seen whether their unique concerns will be drowned out by other parties clamoring for a cut of what could be a massive potential settlement.
May 10, 2018
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic said Thursday that the newly formed litigation track is no substitute for a settlement, emphasizing his goal of reaching a quick resolution to the litigation.
May 09, 2018
Plaintiffs' attorneys in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis are alleging shady maneuvering and conflicts of interest as they vie to represent hospitals in a bellwether case, according to a filing on Wednesday in Ohio federal court.